متعهد به آسایشگاه دولتی: جنون و جامعه در کبک و انتاریو قرن نوزدهم (مک‌گیل-کوئینز/خدمات پزشکی وابسته (موسسه هانا) ... پزشکی، سلامت و جامعه، ۱۰)

Unlike other studies, Committed to the State Asylum shows the important role that the community played in shaping the asylum and tackles the thorny issue of state development, explaining how state asylums developed differently in each province. He considers Canada?s pioneering institutional efforts at dealing with the criminally insane and why those efforts lasted only a short time, shedding new light on the debate about the nature and extent of state involvement in nineteenth-century Canadian society. Committed to the State Asylum offers new insights into the ways in which both ordinary families and the state understood and responded to those they thought had crossed the boundaries of sane behaviour. Committed To The State Asylum Examines The Evolution Of The Asylum As The Response To Insanity In Nineteenth-century Quebec And Ontario. Focusing On The Creation And Development Of Government-funded Asylums For The Insane - Among The Largest And Most Important Nineteenth-century Institutions In Both Provinces - James Moran Argues That Asylum Development Was The Result Of Complex Relationships Among A Wide Array Of People, Including State Inspectors And Administrators, Asylum Doctors, Local Magistrates, Jail Surgeons, Religious Authorities, And The Relatives And Neighbours Of Those Who Were Considered To Be Insane. Unlike Other Studies, Committed To The State Asylum Shows The Important Role That The Community Played In Shaping The Asylum And Tackles The Thorny Issue Of State Development, Explaining How State Asylums Developed Differently In Each Province. Moran Considers Canada's Pioneering Institutional Efforts At Dealing With The Criminally Insane And Why Those Efforts Lasted Only A Short Time, Shedding New Light On The Debate About The Nature And Extent Of State Involvement In Nineteenth-century Canadian Society. Committed To The State Asylum Offers New Insights Into The Ways In Which Both Ordinary Families And The State Understood And Responded To Those They Thought Had Crossed The Boundaries Of Sane Behaviour.--jacket. Manipulating A Monopoly: The State And The Farming-out System' In Quebec -- Insanity, Community, And Commissioner: The State And The Government System In Ontario -- Medicine, Moral Therapy, And Madness In Nineteenth-century Quebec And Ontario -- Wanderer, Pauper, And Prisoner: The Social, Economic, And Political Contexts Of Committal -- Criminal Insanity: The Creation And Dissolution Of A Psychiatric Disorder -- Conclusion: Re-evaluating The Asylum, The State, And The Management Of Insanity. James E. Moran. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [215]-222) And Index. "Committed to the State Asylum examines the evolution of the asylum as the response to insanity in nineteenth-century Quebec and Ontario. Focusing on the creation and development of government-funded asylums for the insane - among the largest and most important nineteenth-century institutions in both provinces - James Moran argues that asylum development was the result of complex relationships among a wide array of people, including state inspectors and administrators, asylum doctors, local magistrates, jail surgeons, religious authorities, and the relatives and neighbours of those who were considered to be insane." "Unlike other studies, Committed to the State Asylum shows the important role that the community played in shaping the asylum and tackles the thorny issue of state development, explaining how state asylums developed differently in each province. Moran considers Canada's pioneering institutional efforts at dealing with the criminally insane and why those efforts lasted only a short time, shedding new light on the debate about the nature and extent of state involvement in nineteenth-century Canadian society." "Committed to the State Asylum offers new insights into the ways in which both ordinary families and the state understood and responded to those they thought had crossed the boundaries of sane behaviour."--Résumé de l'éditeur "Committed to the State Asylum examines the evolution of the asylum as the response to insanity in nineteenth-century Quebec and Ontario. Focusing on the creation and development of government-funded asylums for the insane - among the largest and most important nineteenth-century institutions in both provinces - James Moran argues that asylum development was the result of complex relationships among a wide array of people, including state inspectors and administrators, asylum doctors, local magistrates, jail surgeons, religious authorities, and the relatives and neighbours of those who were considered to be insane.". "Unlike other studies, Committed to the State Asylum shows the important role that the community played in shaping the asylum and tackles the thorny issue of state development, explaining how state asylums developed differently in each province. Moran considers Canada's pioneering institutional efforts at dealing with the criminally insane and why those efforts lasted only a short time, shedding new light on the debate about the nature and extent of state involvement in nineteenth-century Canadian society." "Committed to the State Asylum offers new insights into the ways in which both ordinary families and the state understood and responded to those they thought had crossed the boundaries of sane behaviour."--BOOK JACKET. The author examines the evolution of the asylum as the response to insanity in nineteenth-century Quebec and Ontario. Focusing on the creation and development of government-funded asylums for the insane - among the largest and most important nineteenth-century institutions in both provinces - James Moran argues that asylum development was the result of complex relationships among a wide array of people, including state inspectors and administrators, asylum doctors, local magistrates, jail surgeons, religious authorities, and the relatives and neighbours of those who were considered to be insane. It emphasises the important role that the community played in shaping the asylum and tackles the thorny issue of state development, explaining how state asylums developed differently in each province. Moran considers Canada's pioneering institutional efforts at dealing with the criminally insane and why those efforts lasted only a short time Contents Acknowledgments Interpreting Sophie's World 1 Manipulating a Monopoly: The State and the "Farming-Out System" in Quebec 2 Insanity, Community and Commissioner: The State and the Government System in Ontario 3 Medicine, Moral Therapy, and Madness in Nineteenth-Century Quebec and Ontario 4 Wanderer, Pauper, and Prisoner: The Social, Economic, and Political Contexts of Committal 5 Criminal Insanity: The Creation and Dissolution of a Psychiatric Disorder Conclusion: Re-evaluating the Asylum, the State, and the Management of Insanity Notes Bibliography Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments ix Interpreting Sophie's World i 1 Manipulating a Monopoly: The State and the "Farming-Out System" in Quebec 13 2 Insanity, Community, and Commissioner: The State and the Government System in Ontario 48 3 Medicine, Moral Therapy, and Madness in Nineteenth-Century Quebec and Ontario 77 4 Wanderer, Pauper, and Prisoner: The Social, Economic, and Political Contexts of Committal 113 5 Criminal Insanity: The Creation and Dissolution of a Psychiatric Disorder 141 Conclusion: Re-evaluating the Asylum, the State, and the Management of Insanity 167.